Peter Rennert
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Peter Rennert (born December 26, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He achieved career-high rankings of World No. 40 in singles (in 1980), and World No. 8 in doubles (in 1983). At the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he and partner Joel Ross won the men's doubles gold medal, and he and Stacy Margolin won the gold medal in mixed doubles.
Biography
Rennert was born in Great Neck, New York, and is Jewish.[1][2] He attended and played tennis for Great Neck North High School, and in 1976 won the singles title at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association's tennis championships.[3]
He attended Stanford University, where he received a B.S. in Psychology and was an All-American.[4] At Stanford, he was an NCAA singles finalist in 1980.[4] He won three National Division 1 team titles and won College Player of the Year.
At the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he and partner Joel Ross won the men's doubles gold medal.[5] He and Stacy Margolin won the gold medal in mixed doubles, defeating South Africa's Ilana Kloss and Graham Silverman.[5]
Rennert enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won two doubles titles. As a player, he trained with Harry Hopman and Wimbledon champion Tony Palafox. His best result as a singles player in a major was making it to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open twice.
Rennert now runs an awareness based Tennis curriculum business called Telos Tennis.
Career finals
Doubles (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1980 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Fritz Buehning | ZimbabweScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Andrew Pattison United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Butch Walts |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 1981 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". John McEnroe | United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Brian Gottfried MexicoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Raúl Ramírez |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jun 1982 | London/Queen's Club, U.K. | Grass | United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". John McEnroe | United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Victor Amaya United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Hank Pfister |
7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 1982 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". John McEnroe | United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Steve Denton United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mark Edmondson |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 1982 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". John McEnroe | United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tim Gullikson United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tom Gullikson |
4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 1983 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". John McEnroe | AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mark Edmondson United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sherwood Stewart |
2–6, 4–6 |
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References
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Competitors at the 1977 Maccabiah Games
- Maccabiah Games medalists in tennis
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States
- Jewish American tennis players
- People from Great Neck, New York
- Tennis players from Nassau County, New York
- American male tennis players
- Stanford Cardinal men's tennis players
- 21st-century American Jews
- Jews from New York (state)
- 20th-century American sportsmen